3.0.0 4729 2023-03-09T17:47:48Z 2023-03-09T17:47:48Z House HR 2021-07-27 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:H.R. 4729.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section II[Page H4091]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-28T13:11:53Z Referred to 2021-07-27T14:01:00Z 2021-07-28 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2021-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2022-02-15 False C001125 Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] Troy Carter D LA 2 2022-02-15 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2022-09-15 False Water Resources Development Water Resources Development 00 2021-07-27 Introduced in House 2022-07-20T12:02:18Z Andrew J. Young Safeguarding the Mississippi River Together Act or the Andrew J. Young SMRT Act or Andy's Mississippi River Bill or Andy's Bill.

This bill establishes a National Mississippi River Program for the preservation of the Mississippi River Corridor.

The Environmental Protection Agency, coordinating with specified federal departments, may enter into agreements with a state or local government to develop a National Mississippi River Program Office, provide grants, assistance, studies, coordination, and essential restoration and protection of the Mississippi River Corridor to

  • sustain essential environmental services;
  • maintain the ecological integrity, health, and biodiversity of federal lands as well as lands managed under federal programs;
  • protect critical national infrastructure, habitat, fish and wildlife resources; and
  • support the major U.S. economies that depend on the Mississippi River.

The Program Office shall develop a comprehensive Mississippi River Restoration Plan to guide implementation of projects to sustain the corridor.

In order to support the plan and for other purposes, the bill establishes a series of ongoing studies and investigations to sustain the corridor.

Once every five years the Program Office shall complete an updated economic profile of the corridor.

]]> Andy’s Bill Official Title as Introduced To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to allow the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and other agencies to provide grants, assistance, studies, Federal coordination, and essential restoration and protection of the Mississippi River Corridor for the purpose of sustaining critical environmental services and the major U.S. economies that depend on them and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Andy’s Bill Short Title(s) as Introduced Andy’s Bill Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Andy’s Mississippi River Bill Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Andrew J. Young SMRT Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Andrew J. Young Safeguarding the Mississippi River Together Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4729ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4729ih.xml 2021-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.